Some excerpts from historical Jewish interpretation:
Midrash Rabbah: Ointments
Zohar: The Mystery of the Kiss
Zohar: Intercourse
Some excerpts from historical Christian interpretation:
Gregory of Nyssa: Milk vs. Wine
Gregory of Nyssa: Know Yourself
Bernard of Clairvaux: On the Kiss
St. John of the Cross: Where Have You Hidden?
From a modern interpreter:
Phyllis Trible: Love's Lyrics Redeemed
A currently ongoing series of articles on the Song of Songs at Examiner.com:
Solomon's Song
The Song of Songs and the songs of Egypt
Inanna, Dumuzi, and Solomon
The Song and Jewish tradition
Christians sing with Solomon
Sex in the Song
The sacred in the Song
Summarizing Solomon’s Song
Links to analogous literature from ancient Egypt and Iraq:
Love, Marriage, and Hieros Gamos
